Organisers of the 2018 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) Charterhouse scheduled Saturday, March 3 as the date on which the list of nominees will be released.
The 19th edition of the Awards is scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 14 at the Accra International Conference Center with the release of the nominees
Meanwhile, Northern Region’s biggest artiste, Fancy Gadam has lost out on the nomination for the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards.
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The artiste prior to this period said on several platforms that he deserves a spot in the artiste of the year category because he worked hard in the year under review.
However, he could not make the cut as the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards decided to nominate five top artists whose hard work in the year under review was immeasurable.
The board nominated reigning artist of the year, Joe Mettle, Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and the late Ebony Reigns for the coveted award.
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Check the full list of the nominations below
Gospel Song of the Year
Boot for Boot- Joyce Blessing
Obi Nyanime-Patience Nyarko
Bo Noo Ni – Joe Mettle
Efatawo – Nacee
Adom – Gifty Osei
Jehovah – Ceccy Twum
Highlife Song of the Year
Dream- Kumi Guitar
Bronya – Wutah
Odo – Kidi
Angela – Kuami Eugene
Ladder – Lil Win
Over – R2bees
Hustle – Ebony
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Hiplife Song of the Year
Total Cheat – Fancy Gadam Ft. Sarkodie
Boys Boys – Nacee Ft. Guru
Pain Killer – Sarkodie Ft. Runtown
Obi Agyi obi Girl-
Ayoo – Shatta Wale
One Corner – Patapaa Ft. Ras Cann
Hip-hop Song of the Year
State of the Art – Teephlow
Light it up – Sarkodie
Grind Day Remix – Kwesi
Pen and Paper – Ko-jo Cue & Shaker
Dear God – B4bonah
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Reggae/Dancehall Song of the Year
Until of Dawn – Efya
My Own – Samini
My Name – Stonebwoy
Faya Burn Dem – Article Wan
Rewind – Mzvee
Dem Confuse – Shatta Wale
Afro-pop Song of the Year
Makoma – Adina
Oh Yeah – King Promise
Say You Love Me – Kidi
Sing My Name – Mzvee
Jennifer Lomotey – Kurl Songx
Sponsor – Ebony
My Baby – Magnon
Come From Afar – Stonebwoy
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Gospel Artiste of the Year
Patience Nyarko
Joyce Blessing
Joe Mettle
Celestine Donkor
Gifty Osei
Nacee
Highlife Artiste of the Year
Wutah
Kidi
Kuami Eugene
Becca
Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year
Ebony
MzVee
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy
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Songwriter of the Year
Kumi Guitar – Dream
Joe Mettle- bo noo ni
Bullet – Maame Hwe
Kofi Kinaata – Last Show
Samini – My own
Stonebwoy – My Name
Record of the Year
Kumi Guitar- Dream
Samini – My own
Sarkodie – Glory
Teephlow – State of the Art
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Best Music Video of the Year
Kumi Guitar- Dream (Directed by Abass)
King Promise – Selfish ( Directed by Vertex)
B4bonah – My Girl (Directed by Nicol-Sey)
Opanka – Wedding Car (Directed by Bra Shizzle)
Captain Planet – Obi Agyi Obi (Directed by Phamous Films)
Lil Shaker & Ko-jo-Cue – Pen & Paper (Directed by Ekumodzi)
Hiplife/Hip-pop artiste of the Year
Yaa Pono
R2bees
Captain Planet
Kwesi Arthur
Sarkodie
VVIP
Best Male Vocalist of the Year
Joe Mettle – Bo noo ni
King Promise – Selfish
Kidi – Odo
Kuami Eugene – Angela
Mugeez – Over
Samini – My own.
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Best Female Vocalist of the year
Adina – Makoma
Nana Yaa – Don’t leave alone
Efya – Love
Mzvee – Bright light
Becca – Summie (Pillow)
Best Group of the year
VVIP
R2BEES
WUTAH
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Best Rapper of the year
Eno Barony – Fear no man
Teephlow – Phlowducation
Sarkodie – Light it up
Lil Shaker – Pen & Paper
Ko-jo Cue – Pen & Paper
Strongman – Transformer
Best collaboration of the year
Joe Mettle Ft. Luigi Maclean – Bo noo ni
MzVee Ft. Patoranking – Sing my name remix
Kurl Songx Ft. Sarkodie – Jennifer Lomotey
Sarkodie Ft. Runtown – Pain Killer
Shatta Wale Ft. SM Militants – Taking Over
Captain Planet Ft. Kofi Kinaata – Obi Agyi Obi Girl
Becca Ft. Patoranking – Na Wash
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Best African artiste of the year
Davido
Wizkid
Toofan
Cassper Nyovest
Nasty C
Tiwa Savage
Olamide
Best New Artist of the year
King Promise
Kurl Songx
Kidi
Kuami
Magnom
Kwesi Arthur
B4bonah
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UNSUNG Artiste Of The Year 2018
Kelvyn Boy
Dope Nation
Dhat Gyal
OBK
Real MC
Christian
Album of the Year
Epistles Of Mama- Stonebwoy
Highest- Sarkodie
Daavi-Mzvee
Bonyfied-Ebony
Song of the Year
Joe Mettle-Bo No Nii
Shatta Wale-Ayoo
King Promise-Oh yeah
Sarkodie ft Runtown -Painkiller
Patapaa- One Corner
Ebony-Sponsor
Kuami Eugene- Angela
Kidi- Odo
Shatta Wale ft The Militants-Taking Over
Fancy Gandam ft Sarkodie-Total Cheat
Magnom-My Baby
Captain Planet ft Kofi Kinaata-Obi Agi Obi Girl
Wutah-Bronya
Artist of the Year
Joe Mettle
Sarkodie
Ebony
Shatta Wale
Stonebwoy